Kate Nicholls OBE has been CEO of UKHospitality, the industry voice representing the broad hospitality sector, since its inception in 2018, having previously worked as CEO and strategic affairs director of the forerun of UKH, the ALMR. Kate is also chair of the Tourism Alliance and co-chair of the London Tourism Recovery Board, sits on the Government’s Tourism, Hospitality and Food & Drink Sector Councils and has previously chaired the London Night-time Commission. Kate initially worked as a researcher in the House of Commons and European Parliament on food, employment and environmental policy before joining Whitbread to work in Strategic Affairs.